HMKMMI W- W%^$ -«rre|rpona»t Ib «f erSc* -lpte, matter/ }t doe.4*fa r^,m«B»l|^Uow,* junior dutrloM? inattefa^Uat tejfil &amp;_ -improve a, district. They have a. droJge on a farleasimportant river than ours, and yet we remain opatHBtii. They have an Agri tue maiQgjK ^mmywt&amp;Mtbim-^tim-^ ient ' OyeV' we tniat^wiU, therefore, draw atten tion to tiie matter, and lear} to something tangible boiiigdone, ; W^iJ^ievSiSittie' time ago a more* was taken in thin direoHorirtwt-meetinX» WBreteld; ? uid » Committee ' appointed.-; .This Comra|tt«e applied to the Govornmant^thapieoe ^^ iof:gr-iun4, it the baok of the Gaol. .TheXJov^nnent .cBllofl on Mr. Surveyor Greaves, who happened to be in the district at the time, for a report. r Xfaia gentleman teas interviewed by several pf pur townsmen, ju jijjj whether he would recommend the above sitei lie replied in the affirmative. ' True to his promUejJus! was done, and there the matter ends. Will inoV BOme onterpruing towosman take the matt...

Mistakes of Life. ??? ^ Sombdody has oandensedjteljji^^mffl andacrived^^^^^^^H ft&amp;Pi*lPP^ or the Bands of the] iflwi^mmber, but at is well to be accurate. jK-e, then, are fourteen groat: mistakes : — 'tt'isV great mistake to set up our own standard of right and wrong, and judge people accordingly ; to measure the enjoyments of others bv our own : to exnect uniformity of opinion iu this world ; to look for judgment and experience in youth ; to endeavour to mold all dispositions alike ; not to yield to immaterial trifles ; to look for perfection in our own actions ; to worry ourselves and others with what cannot be remedied ; not to alleviate all tliat needs alleviation as far as lies in our power ; not to make allowances for the infirmities of others ; to consider every thing impossible tliat wo cannot perform ; to believe only what our unite minds can grasp ; to expect to be able to understand everything. The greatest of mistakes is to live only for time, when any moment may...

Austsali&amp;a Meat in England. Undocbtbdly (says the European Mail) the most important and gratifying event in con nection with tlie Australasian colonies since our last lias been the arrival in tlie East India Docks of the sailing ship Dunedin, after a 98 days' passage, with 5,000 carcases of sheop in first-class condition for the London market. The result was, of course, immediately tele 'Tftplied to the colonies, and much satisfaction will, be expressed at the complete success of thdftxperiment. As for the Smithfield sales pfipl/iitey cannot speak too highly of the meat, IJfiOh, bs we write, is rapidly going into con liWWfr The first lot of 600-wergjmtoa bninspecting' the carcases half-a-dofeen first class salesmen offered to take large quan tities, and the whole was very soon disposed of at an average price of a little over Cd. per lb., and this has been the ruling rate, up to the present. The consignment^ therefore, is likely to turn out a grand success for all con cerned....

r^'mmm Sous sejisatiou wasjMwwl (saysltl^raDiaay Tplterapi.1) at dieiK?alP-)Jiceft^^by j Uioifectiof a prisoner53&amp;«d Walter ftrafitegue attempting to escape ffifiuAnMl^i^pa,^' ! .robbery,' mm ^^^HPffl^^^^^^^HB^M Montague^^^H^HHP^n wel^knovra!''de1^^Pia^l^» the 1 Sailor-were piaoii^he^a^olock. I ^orti^beforetwpo^i^^e^Man, I who was Btanding in tht yard iff the waWh- I iiDiicn. linard a dliirlit iioiec nn liw-amnuidiili I leading up to the roof, arill, lopkirig.^|^Baw, I riot a little to his 8urprise,'lthepr^u|«ptting I there. He told him to colne doivn^Ml this I not being complied with, -^iught uoUff j-f his I leg, and pulled him down. Pris^fer} woe * i then handcuffed, knd put iii another mil; i It appears that Montague had wrfij|pbed off ; one of the stretcher phites fastened,, toj the wall of the cell, aud with the aid of diia/and most probably the assistance of the other prisoners, managed to reach the ventilator iu the ceiling. This, however, was too small to^ adihit his...

, ? .r : ' 'Wi^Baijim^. makes this und eaifoble state of ?things worse, is, that tliore does not appear to be any means of reetifvfno1 it. Our mucr/esteemed nilot^s ever onttjet^t '^iep tcnotioe 'any change -tfet| iloi'ii miji Jr^^&amp;iidThft'Rnftnor £lp$i it ooj^urf .iplitm We firid'tWjjubyB are shifted to indicate the conrseofthechanneL £ately,however,tlieveB BeUse«m to go aground much more frequently^ ShjaJorBi~e.rJy. &amp;n&amp; ju. Jtbis . is a subject of constant comment, not only among .the mari ners, but alao among -the towns people, would it not be well to reduce these risks to a mini mum. We do not think, that the reason why these vessels'go on the various spits is, through carelessness in navigating the various vessels. Formany of the captains of them ore also tneir owners; and it is nardiy likely tliat they would jeopardize the safety of their own vessels. . Another reason that makes this im probable is, that in spite of all vigilance aud sounding, the tug i...

Self-Liglitiag Electric Buoys aad Self-acting Poghorae. A kovisl application of the motive power supplied by tin; waves of the sea has been designed by an American inventor, Mr. Bigler, of Nuwbury, in the utilisation of the movements of tin- water for the purpose of illuminating an electric lamp attached to buoys placed to nuirk sunken rocks or other dangers to navigation. lixpiriMiients rocuntly made at New York seem to prove the practicability of the scheme. A small dynamo electric machine is iixed to the buoys con- | nccted with a mechanical contrivance so arranged Uiat tli^ movements ot Hie ui^y as it is tossed about liy the waves set 'itr-vii . motion, and so general c a current of electricity, which is conveyed to an Edihon incandescent lamp Iixed outside t''.e buoy. The intermit tc!iit action of the waves conveys a correspond ing intermittent act ion to the machine, a:id causes a similar alternate illumination mid extinction of thi; lamp. Consequently, when ii the sea is roug...

Kortoa's Croak. A lctteb appears in another column, from a correspondent of theabovcdistrict,in reference to a bridge over this Creek. In a former note on this subject, we stated, that if reliable information were furnished to our local Road Superintendent, that the traffic on this road warranted the expenditure of £600 for a bridge, we gave it as our opinion, that he wliat our correspondent says is true, and we have no reason to doubt his word, then, un doubtedly, he has furnished evidence — much quicker than we expected— abundantly suf ficient to warrant the erection immediately of the above bridge. The figures, which he has given to us, have surprised us; and when we know that they will every year be augmented, it becomes impurativu that this work should no longer be delayed. If there were no pre cedent to advance, it might make tho matter a little more difficult. But when we know that there are many, it makes the matter, on the contrary, very easy. To select one of them — since ...

The Juvenile Esformatory and - 3£odel Farm. \ V i i:n we ventured, last week, to lveomniend j, :i (.likutliropic policy to the Government of . -tirw oolouy, we liad not the diinecst idea that our rcooinmendation had Iweu previously ui^d liy w;titli-nien of ability and jioliticil inliu-;iico : and that we were ouly, after all, oclioiiiff, tlio maturo.i views of others. To this ve ilo not object : so long as we can bo usiful to the vesidotits of one of the finest I districts in New South Wales, wo shall not! iev\ llm least jealousy if uur correspondents1 #ttd Parliamentary ivpr«seut»tiFes, inititt « I ? ''mtltK^i for tho^gpod- of the .place., :m Q| ?BifliSiliil ^^^Mmplatrd eight yeara '.ago, :It is due to ' ^^^?S.. lJfiiin;TT Bmto, during liia represen ^^^^?i of the unwieldy.. Klectorate of the ^^^^Hiigs, to acknowledge that he saw how ^^^Hrably adapted this locality was for the ^^^^nmation and moral purification of the ^^^B.«f Sydney larrikinism, when it devel I ^^^B- into orun acts ...

^^p^Coasiasiratioas'^bottt Batter. , ?? Diwebent qualities in butter are not always «4ually estimated, and the different elements which determine its value' as foodj are some-' times . overlooked, or not appreciated. , In judging it, one lays great stress upon the tex ture or 'grain,' — which is determined by .the manipulations in the churn or -worker, and has some reference to merit; Another is par ticular about the colour, which, though con. tributing to flue appearance, adds- nothing to intrinsic value. Colour in butter is as foreign to inherit merit as chlorophyll is to 'the nu tritive ? value of. the leaves . which, .contain i*. Another attaches great importance to stiffness or an ability to stand up firm in warmweather — a circumstance which indicates an unusual .amount of stearine % in ite composition. 'Body,' or a feeling as if possessed of a good ideal of solid substances, is a condition often valued very highly. This is another pecu liarity which depends chiefly on a Urge ...

ThVPaculties of &amp;e Humaa Mind, as , Roveaiea Toy ttie Bodily Struotmre. [PaStII.] [By J. 'Simmb, M.p:l 5. The fifth class of faculties are the elevative, wliich are formed large wherever the brain and nerve form is predominant. Under this head we ? htixe the power of systematizing ideas, evinced by a squareness of head, with a straight arid, prominent nose, Prescience, discovered in a dreamy eye and a bending forward of the body from the armpit upwards ; susceptibility of influence, indicated by sharp features, large eyes, .quick steps, and sudden movements of the head ; , intel lectual imitation, by great width across the top of the forehead, as compared with the rest of the face ; affability, or the desire of pleasing, by a long, thin neck ; Vit, by a face very wide at the top,; and tapering down wards ; susceptibility of the sublime is as sociated with a towering form, with a fine *nBaaiiatiain,'m wilich the'fipper part of the face is hTTgeritlttlNie'iower j -fite appreci...